Mike Huckabee (he’s my #1 man) says he’ll ban public smoking and has supposedly flirted with the idea of 20% sales tax. Mitt Romney has made healthcare mandatory in Massachuesettes. Mccain was against tax cuts and he does strike me as anti business occasionally. It’s a given that none of the frontline GOP candidates are “true conservative” if such a concept is even plausible.
Mccain might not carry out every conservative agendas, but if the Clinton / Obama ticket ascends to the white house, they could conceivably grant amnesty (Obama in favor of giving license to illegals) pull every troop out of Iraq while progress made there, and push the universal healthcare agenda. If you want gay marriage and elementary schools to determine admission based on race you want democrat president. Americans eat up dreamy promises of a “free”, totally comprehensive healthcare, when no such thing exists. Healthcare in Japan can be almost as expensive in the US.
If you’re turned off by loyalist who only votes along party lines, then Mccain “the maverick” is a option for you. There’s a reason why he’s gaining support among moderate conservatives, much like Arnold Schwarnegger (can’t spell his name) have in the BLUEST state of them all. Who thinks a hardliner minuteman member would actually win the nomination, much less the white house? He would lose in a rout not seen since Bambi vs. Godzilla (in the words of Jonah Goldberg)
I would urge conservatives to vote for a GOP candidate who follows your principles as much as possible, even if he doesn’t subscribe to ALL of your thoughts. Many Christians would vote Romney if he was nominated, because he most closely adheres to biblical principles than others, his mormon faith not withstanding.
